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    Army Reserve Engineers Demonstrate Combat Readiness During Northern Strike 26-2 [Image 2 of 3]

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    A group of military personnel in full combat gear are assembled in an outdoor training area with sandy terrain and vegetation. One soldier appears to be elevated on a platform or elevated ground on the left, possibly in an instructor or leadership role addressing the group. A small metal case or equipment box is visible in the foreground on the ground.

    GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES

    08.04.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Dana Vermilye 

    Michigan National Guard

    U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Brandon LaLonde, Commander, 428th Combat Engineer Company - Infantry (CEC-I) extends the M4 electric firing wire from a M18A1 Claymore Mine, and anti-personnel mine, to a safe distance just beyond the berm prior to a live demonstration for the 365th CEC-I, 412th Theater Engineer Command, and 428th CEC-I, 416th Theater Engineer Command, during Northern Strike 26-2 at Camp Grayling, Mich. Aug. 4, 2026.

    Northern Strike is an Army sponsored, multi-component, multinational exercise designed to build readiness and enhance interoperability with allied forces to fight and win. Northern Strike 26-2, Michigan’s largest and longest exercise designed to validate readiness of the joint reserve force, is held Aug. 1 to 15, 2026 at the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This year’s exercise will feature around 9,000 participants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Dana Vermilye)

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    Date Taken: 08.04.2026
    Date Posted: 08.05.2026 18:27
    Photo ID: 9852878
    VIRIN: 260804-A-NO280-1208
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 6.33 MB
    Location: GRAYLING, MICHIGAN, US
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    A group of military personnel in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are gathered outdoors in what appears to be a training exercise. One soldier is prone on the ground, appearing to demonstrate or practice a technique with equipment, while the remaining soldiers stand in a semicircle observing. The setting is a cleared outdoor training area with trees visible in the background.
    A group of military personnel in full combat gear are assembled in an outdoor training area with sandy terrain and vegetation. One soldier appears to be elevated on a platform or elevated ground on the left, possibly in an instructor or leadership role addressing the group. A small metal case or equipment box is visible in the foreground on the ground.
    A group of soldiers in full camouflage uniforms and combat helmets are positioned behind a fallen log in a forested area, appearing to be in a defensive firing position. The soldiers are lined up along the log using it as cover, with their heads down and weapons pointed forward. The setting appears to be a military training exercise conducted in a temperate woodland environment.

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